세대주

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 世帶主.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)dɛd͡ʑu] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)de̞d͡ʑu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sedaeju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sedaeju
McCune–Reischauer?sedaeju
Yale Romanization?sēytaycwu

Noun

세대주 • (sedaeju) (hanja 世帶主)

  1. head of a household